Guest Star

In the criminal justice system... Alec Baldwin lands a guest spot. Baldwin will guest-star on NBC 's " Law & Order: SVU ," Variety has confirmed, though details regarding his role are still hush-hush. As first reported by E! Online, his episode will be helmed by "SVU" star Mariska Hargitay and is expected to air this spring. Role on the Peacock's venerable procedural marks Baldwin's first acting gig since "30 Rock," which came to a close on NBC last year....

"Orange Is the New Black's" Laverne Cox will guest star on Bravo 's upcoming series "Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce," the network announced Tuesday. Cox will play Adele Northrop, a war journalist and LGBT activist who appears to present an award at a marriage equality gala. Bravo's first original scripted series, "Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce" is based on the books by Vicki Iovine. The show stars "House" alum Lisa Edelstein as Abby, a middle-aged...

Diane Farr is set to guest star on the sixth season of the USA Network dramedy " Royal Pains . " Farr, best known for her role as Megan Reeves on the CBS crime drama "Numb8rs," will play a private investigator who fears that her illness may prevent her from solving the most important case of her career. Farr will appear in episode 604 of the show, which centers on a concierge doctor in the Hamptons. Farr previously starred in "Rescue Me" and "Like Family," in addition...

" Orange is the New Black " star Natasha Lyonne is taking a break from prison and is headed to Brooklyn. HBO confirms that Lyonne will guest star in an episode of " Girls " next season. Lyonne will join previously announced guest stars Gillian Jacobs, Jason Ritter and Zachary Quinto. Season four of "Girls" is set to premiere in 2015. Lyonne is repped by WME, 3 Arts and the law firm of Schreck Rose Dapello & Adams. Related...

LOS ANGELES -- Katy Perry is going to prison -- on "Raising Hope. " The "Teenage Dream" singer will guest-star on the Fox comedy in an episode that will air March 6. Perry will play Rikki, a prison attendant who claims to be a long-lost pal of Sabrina (Shannon Woodward), who's arrested after participating in an Occupy Natesville protest. Nikki endeavors to make Sabrina's prison stint as miserable as possible, until remembers the good times they once shared. The idea for...

Jun 04 (TheWrap.com) - Alex Anfanger and Dan Schimpf created and independently produced the six-episode first season of âNext Time on Lonnyâ back in 2011. Their work caught the eye of Ben Stiller, who signed on to co-produce the 10-episode second season through his Red Hour Digital production company. Stiller himself filmed a promotional video for the big premiere, though he was held hostage to do so. He was...

James Franco has landed a two-episode arc on Fox's "The Mindy Project," it was announced today. His arc on the Mindy Kaling comedy will be during the premiere of the show's second season on Sept. 17, and the following episode on Sept. 24. Franco has been cast as Dr. Paul Leotard, a model-turned-doctor who replaces Mindy at Shulman & Associates while she is in Haiti doing volunteer work. News of Franco's casting follows Comedy Central's announcement that Franco will be the...

Diane Farr is set to guest star on the sixth season of the USA Network dramedy " Royal Pains . " Farr, best known for her role as Megan Reeves on the CBS crime drama "Numb8rs," will play a private investigator who fears that her illness may prevent her from solving the most important case of her career. Farr will appear in episode 604 of the show, which centers on a concierge doctor in the Hamptons. Farr previously starred in "Rescue Me" and "Like Family," in addition...

Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele will appear in four episodes of FX 's TV adaptation of " Fargo ." The comedians, who star in their eponymous Comedy Central sketch show, will play FBI partners obsessed with finding Billy Bob Thornton's rootless, manipulative Lorne Malvo. Their search ultimately brings them to Bemidji, Minnesota, and into the larger circle of the show. The 10-part limited drama series is an adaptation of the Coen brothers' Oscar-winning film and...

Nick D'Agosto and Andrew Santino will join Greta Gerwig in CBS' comedy pilot " How I Met Your Dad ." The actors, who are best known for their work on "Masters of Sex" and "Mixology," respectively, will round out the " How I Met Your Mother " spinoff's primary cast, which also includes Drew Tarver and Krysta Rodriguez. The show tells a "HIMYM"-esque story from a female point of view (Gerwig's character of Sally). D'Agosto will play Frank, Juliet's...

New Jersey governor Chris Christie will guest star on an upcoming episode of NBC's "The Michael J. Fox Show." According to the network, Christie will play himself in the segment. "The Michael J. Fox Show" is set to air Thursdays on NBC this fall, beginning Sept. 26. The network made the announcement Saturday at the Television Critics press tour. Related stories TCA: NBC Doesn't Take It On the Chin for Pushing Out Leno TCA: Bob...

Keke Palmer ("Animal," "A Trip to Bountiful") has signed on to join the new season of the Showtime drama " Masters of Sex ." Palmer will guest star as the Masters' nanny, Coral, whom they hire to care for their new baby. "Masters of Sex," which premiered last fall, stars Michael Sheen and Lizzy Caplan as famed sex researchers William Masters and Virginia Johnson. Caitlin Fitzgerald plays Masters' wife, Libby. Production on season two of the series will begin mid-March in Los...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Liza Minnelli will guest star on an episode of TV musical drama "Smash," NBC said on Tuesday. The singer and actress will play herself and sing a number in one episode of the show when it returns in February 2013. The series, starring Debra Messing, Anjelica Huston and Katharine McPhee, dramatizes the backstage life of writers, producers and actors working to create a Broadway musical about Marilyn Monroe. "Liza Minnelli is the essence of a...

Following her recurring roles on NBC's “Chuck” and The CW's “Supernatural” and “The Vampire Diaries,” Lauren Cohan decided to leave Los Angeles and move back to England. Cohan - who was born in Philadelphia and raised in New Jersey before moving to England when she was 13 - missed her family, the culture and the theater scene. Her return to England lasted a week. Cohan booked the role of farm girl Maggie Greene on the second season of AMC's “The Walking...

Here's a note for NBC's suggestion box: Change the name of "Will & Grace" to "Will, Grace & The Big Guest Star." No other sitcom relies on high-wattage stunt casting more than "Will & Grace." Over the years we've seen the likes of Jennifer Lopez, Cher, Michael Douglas, Glenn Close, Minnie Driver, Madonna, Kevin Bacon, Ellen DeGeneres and John Cleese pop up on the hit NBC comedy. And that list will grow this season. Janet "Wardrobe Malfunction" Jackson will appear as herself in the show's second...

Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele will appear in four episodes of FX 's TV adaptation of " Fargo ." The comedians, who star in their eponymous Comedy Central sketch show, will play FBI partners obsessed with finding Billy Bob Thornton's rootless, manipulative Lorne Malvo. Their search ultimately brings them to Bemidji, Minnesota, and into the larger circle of the show. The 10-part limited drama series is an adaptation of the Coen brothers' Oscar-winning film and...

" Orange is the New Black " star Natasha Lyonne is taking a break from prison and is headed to Brooklyn. HBO confirms that Lyonne will guest star in an episode of " Girls " next season. Lyonne will join previously announced guest stars Gillian Jacobs, Jason Ritter and Zachary Quinto. Season four of "Girls" is set to premiere in 2015. Lyonne is repped by WME, 3 Arts and the law firm of Schreck Rose Dapello & Adams. Related...

Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated actress Ann-Margret ("Tommy," "Law and Order: SVU") will appear as a recurring guest star on the second season of hit Showtime drama, " Ray Donovan ." Ann-Margret will play June Wilson, a former star who has a past with Donovan's (Liev Schreiber) boss, Ezra Goldman (Elliott Gould). The actress joins several notable guest stars this season including Hank Azaria, Wendell Pierce, Sherilyn Fenn, Vinessa Shaw and Kip Pardue. "Ray Donovan" stars Liev...

"Orange Is the New Black's" Laverne Cox will guest star on Bravo 's upcoming series "Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce," the network announced Tuesday. Cox will play Adele Northrop, a war journalist and LGBT activist who appears to present an award at a marriage equality gala. Bravo's first original scripted series, "Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce" is based on the books by Vicki Iovine. The show stars "House" alum Lisa Edelstein as Abby, a middle-aged...

Vanessa Williams , the "Ugly Betty" star who is also a Broadway vet, will be the next guest star to have a stint in " After Midnight ," the Cotton Club-era revue that was conceived to accommodate a revolving door of visiting topliners. The musical launched last fall with Fantasia Barrino, who was followed earlier this month by k.d. lang. Williams will step into "After Midnight" after Toni Braxton and Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds appear in the show next...